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ICE record systems get Privacy Act exemptions
Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement record systems will be exempt from certain Privacy Act provisions that allow individuals to access their records maintained in the system.
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DISA career event offers mentoring
Potential employees will get meetings with senior agency officials.
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DHS tries for financial IT consolidation
The Homeland Security Department is seeking a contractor to carry out its program to create a single, unified IT system for some management functions.
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From ELC: McCain, Obama IT reps face off
Technology representatives for John McCain and Barack Obama trade views about how their candidate would tackle a variety of IT issues if elected president.
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From ELC: Conference ends with CIO sound off
Agency CIOs speak on privacy, workforce and security as conference concludes.
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From ELC: Public service seen as important in new administration
Regardless of which candidate takes the White House, a dedicated federal workforce and its contractor partners will remain the core strength of government, speaker says.
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DHS' Global Entry program grows
The Homeland Security Department’s Global Entry international trusted traveler program has enrolled approximately 4,000 members, DHS officials have announced.
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Letter: Google CEO as chief technology officer would be idiocy
A reader expresses his dismay with the idea of selecting Google CEO Eric Schmidt to a chief technology officer position in an Obama administration.
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Navy encourages use of Web 2.0 tools
New policy says tools will help Navy and Marines reach collaboration, interoperability goals.
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OMB seeks progress reports on green initiatives
Agencies must report next February their progress in implementing sustainable activities, according to a memo.
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Letter: Employees should produce something to justify wages
A reader shares his management style.
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DOD jumps on wiki bandwagon
Officials hope DOD's Techipedia will help with collaboration and coordination.
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From ELC: Congress access to MySpace could advance Web 2.0
A recent rule change allowing lawmakers to have MySpace pages could ease the path for executive agencies.
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From ELC: Risk management takes center-stage
Agencies seeking to secure federal information systems need to focus on attack-based metrics to reduce vulnerabilities and manage risk, according to government and industry officials.
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DOD grant explores mining health records data
Grant to fund research into how electronic health records could be used to help track diseases and health trends in the military.
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SBA, IG clash over regulatory details
Officials and auditors have differing views about HSPD-12's application to pilot programs.
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DOD: Controlled but unclassified data is leaking
The information is leaking to the public from thousands of Web sites sponsored by DOD, according to a recent memo.
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Letter: EMP threat scarier than "Saw V"
A reader writes that the potential damage from an electromagnetic pulse attack is particularly alarming because EMP attacks appear to be easy to stage.
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